Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu announced the growing risk of a clash of nuclear powers.
“The actions of the United States and their satellites led to the degradation of the mechanisms of control over weapons and the non -proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Attempts to undermine international efforts to prevent the arms race in space and turn outer space into a new sphere of armed confrontation. Against the background of an increase in conflict and exacerbation of geopolitical rivalry in the world increases the risks of the power clash of large states, including with the participation of nuclear powers, ”Shoigu said in an interview with TASS, speaking about the reasons for the approval of the concept of security of the Union State on December 6, 2024.
Shoigu noted that “recent years and even decades have been marked by the growth and expansion of the threat spectrum against the Union State and its members.” The NATO National Security Strategy updated in 2022 directly indicates the need for a “global struggle” against Russia and her allies, perceived as serious security threats, ”he recalled.
According to the Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars, against Russia and Belarus, “ideological and value aggression is unleashed, illegal economic restrictions have been introduced.” “Attempts to intervene in the internal affairs of Russia and Belarus from unfriendly countries are taken regularly and are very diverse in nature,” he said.
“In accordance with the political decision made by us, taking into account the wishes of the Belarusian side, now the Russian” nuclear umbrella “protects our closest ally in the same framework scenarios in which Russia allows nuclear response for its own defense. Namely repelling an attack with the use of weapons of mass destruction or aggression using ordinary weapons that pose a critical threat to sovereignty or territorial integrity, ”he added.